1 part Blade Runner, 1 part Logan's Run, 1 part Brave new world

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2005)

Mix it all up with a little of Michael Bay's over-the-top imagery and you've got "The Island". Here in New Zealand I guess we get the first regular screening of the film, and aside from the obscene amount of product placement shots this is a fairly enjoyable film. Don't look for a new twist on the old stories though because you won't find it...the level of "homage" being payed here is pretty extreme. The action sequences are some of the best I've seen in recent films, though they are chocker-block full of Bay's trademarks. This film is definitely made for mass consumption, but,if Michael Bay's packaging of the older ideas will bring them to a general public who would not otherwise experience them...well...then I guess that's alright. Thumbs up PS, what's with the collagen implants on Scarlett??...that's a shame